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Vanishing Waters: The Stark Transformation From Aral Sea to Aralkum Desert


A former island and a desert are among the newcomers to the dry landscape following the Aral Sea’s rapid decline. The Aral Sea, a lake located along the Kazakhstan-Uzbekistan border, has significantly diminished in size due to river diversions, creating the new Aralkum Desert. This environmental

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